Richmond International IT Forums:

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The CIO Forum USA Harvard Club, new York

The IT Directors Forum UK Aurora Cruise Ship, Southampton

The CIO & IT Security Forums USA Sawgrass Marriott, Florida

The IT Security Forum UK Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London

The CIO Forum USA The Lodge at Torrey Pines, San Diego

IT Directors Forum Italy Park Hotel ai Cappuccini, Gubio

4th RICHMOND IT FORUM BÜRGENSTOCK RESORT LAKE LUCERNE 24 – 25 APRIL 2018

Additional options– Enjoy a relaxing treatment in the Wellbeing & Thermal Spa.– Book your individual fitness- and health-check.

Following the success of our event format and re-quirements, we anticipate a maximum of 40 suppliers and 100 delegate companies. We would encourage all companies interested in attending to contact us at their earliest convenience.

4th RICHMOND IT FORUM

WHY should you attend the Richmond IT Forum?

In a rapidly evolving data and information landscape the Richmond IT Forum is a unique event, designed for the key decision-makers and supplier companies of leading Swiss enterprises. Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings and an outstanding conference programme allow you to:

– Discover new trends and possibilities.– Learn from both experts and peers.– Debate, evaluate and share key issues.– Build strong, long lasting relationships.

WHen? 24 –25 April 2018

The event starts on Tuesday before lunchtime and finishes on Wednesday with an apéro. Accommodation from Tuesday to Wednesday is complementary.

WHO will be attending?

DelegatesCIOs, CTOs, IT Directors, Risk- and Security professionals and decision-makers from leading industries and major companies.

SuppliersCompanies offering a broad range of services, products and technologies to optimize and create efficiency, based on the needs of the attending delegates.

Speakers International experts in the fields of economics, IT, mobile, cloud, security, strategy and training.

WHeRe? Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne

Discover a hidden, sophisticated 5-star-venue nestled in an extraordinary environment. This resort offers a unique service and perfect atmosphere for intensive networking sessions.

HOW will you spend your time at the forum?

You will create a personalised itinerary, tailor-made to suit your needs and purposes. It will consist of:

Business & Mealtime MeetingsMeet the decision-makers of your choice in pre-scheduled one-to-one meetings, each lasting 30 minutes, or meet them for mealtimes over breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Cutting-edge Conference ProgrammeEnhance your knowledge through our focused pre- evaluated conference programme delivered by experts and innovative speakers. Peer networkingUse the opportunity to meet your industry peers outside business hours or in pre-dinner receptions in a relaxing environment.

“Great experience.”

Thomas Studer, Sales Director, Red Hat Inc.

“For me one of the highlights of the year.”

Sascha Maier, Information Security Officer, IWC Schaffhausen

THE DELEGATE EXPERIENCE THE SUPPLIER EXPERIENCE

You should be at the Richmond IT Forum if you are a senior IT professional or Risk- and Security- Manager responsible for your companies’ ongoing market strategy and solutions.

We offer a time and cost effective platform to:

– Learn about the latest issues and trends.– Evaluate and source effective solutions and services.– Expand your network with other like-minded senior peers.

Attendance as delegate is free of charge – strictly by personal invitation only.

Over 1.5 days at the prestigious Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne the Richmond IT Forum offers senior decision-makers a personalised schedule where you can:

– Enhance your knowledge through our keynotes and first-class conference programme.– Build strong relationships with providers of your choice in one-to-one meetings.– Network with up to 100 senior representatives from leading, innovative industries and major companies.

One of the most important factors for many delegates who decide to attend is the opportunity to source and benchmark potential service providers.

Suppliers are equally senior executives from IT, Risk- and Security providers who are invited to the Richmond IT Forum.

Suppliers offering a broad range of services, products or technologies attend by invitation only, based on the needs specified by our attending Delegates.

Their know-how and offerings are based on innova-tive and latest developments and experiences across industries.

If your business development strategy is meeting with senior decision-makers, the Richmond IT Forum offers you unrivalled new-business opportunities with the top end of the corporate marketplace:

– Access to 100 delegates, all key-people from leading companies.– Pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings with the delegates of your choice.– Small group meetings over mealtimes.– Detailed profile information on each attending delegate.– Networking and creating relationships within industry.

“The most effective format to establish new business contacts!”

Thomas Schaller, Partner, ipt AG

“ More relevant advice and ideas from peers and suppliers in two days than in the whole year.”

Raphael Tagliani, Chief Information Officer, Emile Egger & Cie SA

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS – OUTLOOK

The Richmond IT Forum will host over 180 senior IT professionals, leading experts and peer-group partners, who will spend their time in a relaxing surrounding while developing their personal network.

We look forward to welcoming you at the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne in 2018.

Opening Keynote AddressThe opening Keynote Address will lead into the 1.5 day forum and drive the efficient speed of the mixture of networking, conference and meetings.

Keynote Addresseswill be developed with attending delegates during the year and will leave you motivated and inspired with new ideas to bring to your daily business.

Two keynote addresses from will be presented to the participants – Gerd Leonhard is a futurist and listed as one of the Top-100 influencers in technology by ‘wired’ magazine. Beside global CIOs from international companies from abroad will be represented in the conference. Those will reflect the actual trends and developments as well as out-of the box thinking to be inspiring to everyone.

ConferenceDuring the day inspirational presentations will be held and give you access to new ideas, trends, innovations and solutions to help take you and your company forward.

The conference programme will consist of small group workshops, think-tanks and personal development ses-sions based on feedback from our attending delegates.

Round Table DiscussionsSeveral round table discussions will be held with small numbers of senior professionals based on key themes and moderated by IT and Security experts.

All group sessions are led by CIOs and peers to give a high-level view of the industry, offering ideas and insights to help develop ICT and security strategies and goals.

Supplier PresentationsAll suppliers have the chance to submit a supplier presentation. Delegates will evaluate and choose those presentations of most interest and relevance to them. The highest-rated presentations will be included in the conference programme and will be detailed in the delegate itineraries.

The conference programme is developed during the course of the year, with the input of delegates and IT Directors to provide a programme that is relevant to the audience.

“Time is a limited resource. This forum condenses in a couple of days an enormous amount of information.”

Leonardo Casubolo, Chief Information Officer, Burckhardt Compression AG

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Richmond International IT Forums:

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The CIO Forum USA Harvard Club, new York

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The CIO & IT Security Forums USA Sawgrass Marriott, Florida

The IT Security Forum UK Merchant Taylor’s Hall, London

The CIO Forum USA The Lodge at Torrey Pines, San Diego

IT Directors Forum Italy Park Hotel ai Cappuccini, Gubio

erik neumannChief Executive Offi cer+41 79 445 44 94eneumann@richmondevents.com

Simona GötzSales Executive+41 61 335 94 35sgoetz@richmondevents.com

Carlo HanslikSales Executive+41 61 335 94 48chanslik@richmondevents.com

For further information please contact:

Dominique Schultze Delegate Manager+41 61 335 94 49dschultze@richmondevents.com

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